Ubuntu
network-manager package

gnome network manager icon not connected, but there is a connection

Bug #105243 reported by 323232 on 2007-04-10

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #105234: Network manager says disconnected but is connected and working. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	network-manager (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome

After update gnome network manager dd 10.04.2007
in ubuntu feisty
there some trouble with the icon.

After boot and login for the first time (and using pam keyring) the networkmanager connects with my wireless network.
After logoff and login (same or other user) the icon gives the pricture related to no connection. Moving the cursor gives the message no connection. Clicking on the icon gives the wirelessnetworklist and there is no black bullet before my network.
The connection itself still works. I can surf the Internet and file this bug.
Clicking on the bullet before my network gives the popups of a disconnected network and after a short wile the you are now connected popop and the icon becomes the ico it should be (blue connection bars)

Before the update dd 10.04.2007 the problem did not excist.

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Léo Studer (leo-studer-wanadoo) wrote on 2007-04-10:

I've got about the same problem with the latest update

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Wladston Viana (wladston) wrote on 2007-04-11:

Me too!
Also having this same problem.

But In my case, I have a wired connection. Can't take screenshot because of bug #14323 :(

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Albert Bicchi (bicchi) wrote on 2007-04-11:

I am having the same issue. In order for the icon to change to connected, I click on a valid connection so the icon sets properly. I am on a wired connection.

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Wladston Viana (wladston) wrote on 2007-04-11:

done as you said, and the icon is now fixed.

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James (chiisu81) wrote on 2007-04-11:

Same exact thing for me. Network Manager 0.6.4-6ubuntu5. Albert's "fix" also works for me.

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Gert Kulyk (gkulyk) wrote on 2007-04-11:

I can confirm this. Please fix this before final release (even better before RC) - users who are not very experienced will get confused about this.

Changed in network-manager:
status:	Unconfirmed → Confirmed

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femedina (femedina) wrote on 2007-04-12:

Hi, i have the same problem, after the update of networkmanager 0.6.4 in my dell inspiron 640m.

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Dennis Jarosch (dennis-jarosch) wrote on 2007-04-12:

I had the same problem and this is how I fixed it:

* shutdown NetworkManager, e.g. with 'sudo kill -2'.

* backup your /etc/network/interfaces:

sudo mv /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces_bak

* restart NetworkManager:

sudo /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid

Apparently NetworkManager is a little flaky with certain entries in the interfaces file.

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giambrone (chinny-chin-chilla) wrote on 2007-04-12:

Hey that one above worked...
Thanks dennis.jarosch!

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Dennis Jarosch (dennis-jarosch) wrote on 2007-04-12:

#10

Sorry, but my solution won't work after a reboot. Even worse is that Network Manager creates a new interfaces file without the loopback interface, which will causes severe trouble.

Please make sure that these lines are present in your interface file:

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

I guess something really broke with the updated packages...

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Neville Makopo (kompressor) wrote on 2007-04-13:

#11

After trying the fix below...
Dennis Jarosch said 23 hours ago:
I had the same problem and this is how I fixed it:

* shutdown NetworkManager, e.g. with 'sudo kill -2'.

* backup your /etc/network/interfaces:

sudo mv /etc/network/interfaces /etc/network/interfaces_bak

* restart NetworkManager:

sudo /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --pid-file /var/run/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.pid
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However after sometime the same problem persists and the icon indicates that there is no network connection while there is. Have to Disable/Enable the network time and again when this happens...